Virginia Tech battled back from a double-digit deficit yesterday to get an important win over Syracuse and keep their hopes of a 1st round bye in the ACC Tourna

Ben Hammond poured in 21 points and his 3-pointer with 1:36 to play in overtime proved to be a dagger as Virginia Tech won 101-95 in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller on Senior Day in Blacksburg,

Virginia Tech is shooting 43.9% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 45.4% Syracuse allows to opponents. Syracuse averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Virginia Tech allows.